Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Sam Guthrie will take all your money; Gambit has exceptionally poor judgment; having friends who are couples means getting to be the big spoon AND the little spoon; Hank McCoy is the agrarian Rube Goldberg; and there are a lot of ways to appreciate a comic. X-PLAINED: Several colors of Beast X-Men #48-49 X-Men Unlimited #10 The...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which nobody’s ages ever make sense; Sebastian Shaw catches up on villain speeches; nobody puts Louise Simonson in a corner; Tabitha Smith has a bad day; Gambit and Bat Manuel have a lot in common; and Warpath outruns Adam X. X-PLAINED: X-Force #49-51 Haircuts The return off Sebastian Shaw Stansfield A series of kidnappings Solar-powe...

In which it’s hard to be a hologram; the Internet is terrible and you should probably avoid it; we have no idea how Naze is still alive; this is not your mom’s Adversary (if your mom is Fall of the Mutants); Forge is an order muppet; and Sabretooth is not a great addition to most teams.

This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Topics, roughly: Daredevil parodies The nature of mutation The four humors Archetypes of masculinity Legal status of mutant animal people Questionable toys Adaptations and adaptations o...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we recommend against having a birthday in the Marvel  Universe; Shinobi Shaw was a proto-Quentin Quire; Lee Forrester returns under the best possible circumstances; Bloodscream lives his best unlife; Belasco is apparently master of the cat people now; and a former Marvel intern returns to solve a mystery. X-PLAINED: Bloodscream...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Cordelia Frost is a terrible friend; Mondo is better than the story arcs that surround him; and we’d really love to see a series about Sean Cassidy’s super groovy past. X-PLAINED: The one who got away Generation X Annual 1995 Generation X #10-11 A failed seduction attempt Mondo and a plant-based facsimile thereof An emergency Th...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we spend a large amount of time on a group of small characters; X-Babies stories cover a wide range of quality; Mojo is relegated to public access; the ‘Vengers rebel against their creator; the X-Babies excavate Star Comics; we adjust our opinion of the mid-‘90s; and WandaVision is probably not connected to the Mojoverse. X-PLAI...

This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about vegetables. Kind of. Topics, roughly: Vegetables. Like we said. Is Apocalypse a fruit? Ghost vs. slime trees Dwarves in the rutabagas Ramen mishaps How to be less terrible at cooking Cherimoya, that weirdo

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the X-Babies fail to charm; clones are people, too; Iceman doesn’t (quite) come out; Gambit and Bishop bond; Joseph comes into ambiguous being; and Principal Nezu and Charles Xavier would probably get along okay. X-PLAINED: Inconsistent quality X-Men #46-47 Uncanny X-Men #327 The X-Babies (more) (again) Sfogliatelle Gog Gog’n’Ma...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Sabretooth does not get effectively rehabilitated; nobody has the moral high ground; Val Cooper is the worst possible person to call in any emergency; Bishop needs a better support system; Jay knows several things about onions; and not everything has to be a mammal. X-PLAINED: Sabretooth (more) (again) X-Force #48 Uncanny X-Men...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Pete Wisdom is the guy you love to glare at; Nightcrawler is right (and a delightfully complex individual); Colossus has a lot of issues; and Wolfsbane gets the confrontation we’ve been waiting for since the New Mutants graphic novel. X-PLAINED: Wolfsbane’s powers Excalibur #91-93 The somewhat nebulous age of Kitty Pryde Betraya...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Jay and Miles receive a mysterious missive and are visited by three of our favorite X-writers; Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix is a pleasant surprise; Nathaniel Essex is the most dramatic man in the Marvel Universe; the sewers of Victorian London were a happenin’ place; Apocalypse isn’t even French; Beast is the flip-s...

This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked (exhaustedly) about This Freaking Year. Topics, roughly: This year was pretty rough Maybe next year will be better? Some things are cool, though NOTE: Miles watched  Knives Out immediately after recording this episode, and Ja...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we are broken by leprechauns. X-PLAINED: A very necessary title change The leprechauns of Cassidy Keep Generation X #7-9 How to kiss Chamber Banshee’s epic past ponytail Thoughts Amiable grumbling The evolution of Emma Frost’s ethics Giant shirts of the 1990s An unlikely disappearance Rapid power creep Another dimension Whether...

In which Nicholas Cage is more of a concept than a human being; Rogue’s angst-fueled road trip continues; Gambit and Sinister have complementary aesthetics; there are a lot of Guthries; the Trasks are never up to any good; and whether or not it is canon, Ghost Rider has definitely teamed up with Johnny Cash. X-PLAINED: Ghost Rider (film) Nicholas Cage Rogue and Gambit X-Men #45 Uncanny X-Men #326...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we review the New Mutants’ film debut. NEXT EPISODE: Rogue, Gambit, and feelings! Find us on  iTunes  or  Stitcher ! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that  right here ! Buy rad swag at  our TeePublic shop !

This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about holidays, winter and otherwise. Topics, roughly: Time, which used to make sense Several holidays and feelings, media, and traditions related thereto Flash Gordon Mixed-faith families A New York Christmas Wedding (the le...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Jay and/or patriarchy ruin everything; Archangel is dubiously aspirational; we need a moratorium on Jack the Ripper stories; there are a lot of Masterminds; and Arcade is a whole bundle of psychosexual weirdness. X-PLAINED: Tom Malverne (Jack the Ripper) Lunch Wolverine and Gambit: Victims #1-4 Loeb & Sale Jack the Ripper in...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Haven deserved better; Cyclops and Havok have a lot of feelings in Alaska; X-Factor is the cop team; breaking up with your girlfriend between issues is a massive faux pas; Haven got a bad deal; no one cares about Random’s feelings; Spiral is weird Twitter; and Alex Summers once again fails to finish his dissertation. X-PLAINED:...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which sky pirates are the best pirates; Wolverine eats chicken in the woods; Xavier’s area loses its status as our least favorite panel; Cable is suspiciously credulous; we search in vain for a consistent metaphor; Storm has a thing or two to learn about restorative justice; and this entire miniseries should probably just have been an...

In which author Bob Proehl joins Jay to discuss the Resonant Duology and what it means to write original work rooted visibly in the X-universe! More Bob: Website Twitter No visual companion this week, because we’re talking about word books! Find us on  iTunes  or  Stitcher ! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and un...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we decide to stop recognizing the nominal difference between X-Men and Uncanny X-Men ; time travel may or may not wait for you; Mister Sinister has probably appeared in at least one Ed Wood film; we are a pro-Tingle podcast; X-Men is about family; the Braddock twins catch up; Sailor Moon > Shinobi Shaw; Generation X is induc...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we take a substantial detour; Minipax is no Raul Julia; Corsair tries (and fails) to retire; everything is cooler in space; vengeance is more of a vocation than a career; the Starjammers win an intergalactic war with a slide show; and we pitch some television. X-PLAINED: Mister Sinister’s X-Gene A detour Space Cabbie Starjammers...

This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about our current, and Jay’s favorite, season. Topics, roughly: Beatni(c)ks Spoopiness vs. Spookiness Fat bears Seasons (and hemispheres) Symbolism and secular ritual Jay’s very specific Halloween costumes Disappo...

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which ballistics get weird; Black Air is no W.H.O.; we have surprisingly mixed feelings about Pete Wisdom and Kitty Pryde as a couple; there is an actual creepy clown bar in Portland; blood eagles are excessively ostentatious; the Uncreated just want to be cool; and Rory Campbell continues his descent into supervillainy. X-PLAINED: Th...